casco de seguridad
/kasko de seɡuɾidad/from spelling rules
In Spanish, the English phrase "hard hat" is translated as casco de seguridad.
The term casco de seguridad is the standard technical and professional term used in occupational safety and construction.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase casco de seguridad literally translates to "helmet of security".
Which one should you use?
In many construction contexts, workers will simply use the word casco instead of the full phrase casco de seguridad. Casco de protección is a formal way to say hard hat.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change casco to cascos and seguridad remains unchanged, resulting in cascos de seguridad.
Did you know?
- The word casco shares a root with the verb cascar, which means 'to crack' or 'to split'.
- If you use the word casco in a maritime context, you might actually be talking about the 'hull' of a ship rather than a helmet.
- The term casco is also used in anatomy to describe the hard part of certain animals, such as a horse's hoof.
Examples in context
- Recuerda siempre llevar puesto el casco de protección en la obra.Always remember to wear the hard hat on the construction site.
- Es obligatorio el uso del casco de seguridad en todas las áreas de la fábrica.The use of the hard hat is mandatory in all areas of the factory.
- Pásame el casco de obra, necesito realizar unas reparaciones en casa.Pass me the hard hat, I need to do some repairs at home.
- ¡No te olvides del casco de construcción antes de entrar al sitio!Don't forget your hard hat before entering the construction site!
- Necesito un casco de seguridad nuevo.I need a new hard hat.
- No entres a la obra sin tu casco de seguridad.Don't enter the construction site without your hard hat.
- El casco de seguridad es de color amarillo.The hard hat is yellow.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are entering a construction site.
- MateoSofía, ¿tienes tu casco de seguridad?Sofía, do you have your hard hat?
- SofíaNo, lo olvidé en el coche.No, I forgot it in the car.
- MateoNo puedes entrar sin el casco de seguridad.You cannot enter without the hard hat.
- SofíaTienes razón, voy a buscarlo rápidamente.You are right, I'll go look for it quickly.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries casco, de, seguridad, CC BY-SA 4.0.
